At the staff's signal, Lan Pi was left at the door and Shi Li walked in by himself.
"So exaggerated?"
As soon as he entered the reception room, Shi Li was first attracted by the interior decoration.
With this area and scale, it is not an exaggeration to call it a small palace.
The entire palace is shining with golden light and is magnificent.
The walls are inlaid with exquisite gold patterns and reliefs, and the meticulous decorations show the artists' superb skills.
In the center of the ceiling is a huge crystal chandelier, which hangs from the ceiling and emits dazzling light.
The floor was covered with a soft golden carpet, dotted with various embroidered patterns, as if the entire floor was woven out of gold.
Although the resources of the cubic universe are extremely rich, they are inexhaustible.
But he believed that it must have cost a lot of money to create such a level of decoration.
And remember, this is just a reception room.
"Coach Shi Li, welcome."
The owner of this vulgar decorative style, who was now sitting on a throne made of pure gold and inlaid with gems, welcomed him.
Even Wang Defa wore a cloak and a crown.
"Don't mind me, this is just my personal hobby."
"I wouldn't dress like this after leaving the card room."
"I call you Xiao, you don't mind, do you?"
Wang Defa stood up under Shi Li's gaze.
Everyone who comes to his card room for the first time has this kind of reaction, and he has long been accustomed to it.
"Then... Old Wang?"
Shi Li thought about it and asked tentatively.
"Hahahaha! That's a good name!"
Wang Defa didn't seem to be disgusted.
"How about it, are you interested in working in my card room?"
Then he pointed to the surroundings and said confidently: "Looking at the scale, you can feel it. If you switch jobs here, you will definitely not be treated unfairly in terms of salary."
To be honest, he had no grudge against Shi Li.
It was just a slap in the face when he was commentating. As a believer in management science, he would never take such things to heart.
On the contrary, he has witnessed Shi Li's growth as a poker player up close.
So I really admire this young man and think he will become a big star in the future.
Plus the appearance is good.
If we can attract them to our own card hall, they might become a living signboard.
"Forget it. Thank you Director Wang for your kindness."
"Don't be so quick to refuse. I'll give you three times what the show card hall gives you."
"Well, it's not about the money."
“Five times!”
“It’s really not about the money.”
"Okay, I get it. The Show Card Hall has invested a lot in training you. Don't worry, as long as you come over, I will compensate them for this and will never let Director Xiu suffer any loss."
"Actually... this is not the main reason."
"What on earth is that?"
"Your card room is too far from my home."
"???"
This reason made Wang Defa silent.
The reason is so outrageous, there can only be one reason.
It’s not that this person is really outrageous, but his rejection is actually obvious.
"It's okay. You can take your time to think about it. The door of our card room is always open to you."
Wang Defa finally waved his hands slightly embarrassedly.
"But you are very courageous. You actually came to challenge my gym."
Immediately, he returned to the topic.
Those who came to challenge me before were all players with low scores and poor records who wanted to give it a try.
And you have to know that if you win, you will get more than just 3 points.
Generally speaking, people at their level as museum directors rarely play cards with outsiders except their own people.
This means that even if these players wanted to, they would not have the chance to sit at the poker table with him.
If you can win once, you will be able to gain great reputation in the industry and you will be proud to tell others about it.
"I thought that if I beat Director Wang, no one would dare to challenge me again."
"Haha, you are really bold, young man. Do you know how your director should address me based on seniority?"
"Wang?"
"...So that's how she calls me behind my back."
"I let it slip. Sorry, let's start the game."
Shi Li was afraid that if he continued talking, Wang Defa might go find Director Xiu with a weapon, so he quickly got back to the point.
"Okay, come on."
Wang Defa waved his hand and released the card table.
However, unlike ordinary card tables that are made of blue light, his card table is golden.
Although it is also made of energy and light matter, it simulates the material of real gold.
“How did this personalized card table come about?”
Shi Li had seen several different poker tables in actual combat and had wanted to ask this question for a long time.
"You can pull it out or rub it out. Mine was rubbed out."
There is a sense of pride in Wang Desheng's words.
"Then...will it have any special effect?"
"have."
"oh?"
"It makes me feel good just looking at it."
“…”
As Wang Defa began to lay out the cards, Shi Li discovered that even the cover of the cards were golden.
"The card is a reward given by the dungeon when you complete certain tasks or the degree of over-completion is high enough."
This time he didn't need to ask, Wang Defa took the initiative to introduce it.
"If this were a pay-to-win game, the skins alone would probably sell for a lot of money."
Shi Li nodded.
The combination of the golden card table and the golden cards made him have to admit that they looked pretty cool.
It would be nice if I could come up with something interesting someday.
So the next step was to lay out the cards, and neither of them wasted too much time.
Shi Li had already thought about what deck to use before coming here.
As for Wang Defa, he directly used a set of cards from his usual deck without even making any changes.
It's not that he underestimated his opponent. Someone who could become the director of a card hall would not make such a low-level mistake.
Mainly because he had watched Shi Li play many games, he was relatively familiar with the opponent's deck and thought that his deck could deal with the opponent well.
As for the monster cards that I often use, will my opponent take out monster-countering cards like other players?
Haha, this is overestimating the depth of the newbie deck.
Besides, even if it is true, so what?
All the previous players had prepared one or two cards to counter monsters, but we didn’t see them win.
Do you know what intensity crushing is?
The chat ended here, and when the card game began, Wang Defa asked the staff to let the people in.
The purpose was naturally to let everyone see how he taught Shi Li a lesson.
Then several coaches from Wang Defa’s card gym came in, including Xiao Hou and Lan Pi.
Buzz!
As the golden beam of light shot out, a transparent golden barrier stood up.
The card game officially begins.
"That's enough small talk."
"Since we're at the card table, I won't be polite."
"I want you to understand that coming to challenge me is a bad decision."
Wang Defa said this and flipped over his scene card.
Slam it hard on the table.
Bang!
[Boom…]
As the card was revealed, the shadow of a huge city slowly rose.
"That's a great card of yours."
When Shi Li saw the scale and momentum, he couldn't help but admire it.
Putting aside other things, the fact that this city is made entirely of gold is amazing enough.
【Golden Demon City】
Scene B
[Golden Protection]: For each monster card/gold card on your side, gain 5 points of [Shield] each round.
[Golden Radiance]: Gives a monster card/gold card on your side 5 attack points each this round
[Golden Sanctuary]: Each round, you can temporarily store one of your monster cards/gold cards, the effect is equivalent to [Exile]
([Shield]: Offsets the corresponding amount of damage, does not benefit from any damage reduction, this shield cannot be stacked)
(【Exile】: Make the target leave the game for 1 round, which can be regarded as a temporary exit)
As soon as this card came out, the coaching staff outside the barrier immediately offered all kinds of flattery, even though Wang Defa couldn't hear it.
"Every time I see this card of the curator, I feel it is so powerful."
"There aren't many B-level scene cards in the entire city."
"You didn't hear the curator talk about the trip to obtain a copy of this card. That was a heroic one."
Even Lanpi frowned when he looked at this card.
Wang Defa's [Golden Demon City] is very famous in their circle.
Among them, [Golden Shelter] provides extremely strong survivability, especially in the face of AOE cards, it takes full advantage.
And it will refresh the [Shield] every round.
Imagine if the opponent wants to kill Wang Defa in 3 rounds.
This is equivalent to outputing 100+5+5+5=115 points of damage in these three rounds.
This is equivalent to the card having a lot of health increased invisibly.
Then, regarding [Golden Glory], although 5 points of attack power may seem small, it is a good opportunity to develop a powerful weapon.
But what if all 6 regular cards of the opponent obtain this effect? ​​Wouldn't it mean that the output would be 30 points more than that of the opponent in one round? This is equivalent to the attack power of an average card.
As for the last [Golden Sanctuary], let’s not talk about it.
The effect of [ Exile ] usually has two functions.
The first function is to temporarily remove the opponent's defensive cards and directly attack the cards protecting them behind them.
The second function is to protect your own cards.
Under the effect of exit, controls such as [Taunt] and [Stun] will be of no use.
In addition, he heard that Wang Defa had even developed some special tactics for this purpose.
I believe you will be able to see it later.
“…”
Shi Li, who was inside the barrier, finished reading the cards and looked a little solemn.
He had only seen B-level scene cards in real life from Director Xiu and the old director.
Moreover, their B-level scene cards are of a completely different type from Wang Defa's.
"Don't be surprised yet, take a look at the following cards."
However, Wang Defa did not give him much time to react and directly revealed the first row of cards.
[It’s so cold! Are you guys cold? ]
A snowstorm blew up on the card, and a furry ball-like creature popped out from the snow.
Its white fur is long and curly and looks quite soft, making people want to rub it a few times.
There is nothing but a pair of big eyes.
There is a piece of ice supporting its body, like its skateboard.
【Snowball Monster】
Wisdom, 20 points, B
Attack 20, 80/80, 1/1
[Fragile Body - Passive]: Snowball Monster's HP -20
[Cold Air Enters the Body - Passive]: If the Snowball Monster attacks a target 3 times in a row, it will be [Frozen] for 1 round
[Cold Air - 1 Energy]: The Snowball Monster blows out a cold air, freezing the target for 1 round.
“It’s so troublesome.”
Shi Li didn't expect that the first card the other party revealed would be the control card.
And unlike ordinary wisdom cards, this card still has control capabilities even after using up its skills and exhausting its energy.
As for that negative entry, it can be almost eliminated under the effect of [Golden Demon City].
Bang!
Immediately afterwards, Wang Defa revealed the second row of cards.
【Rustle, rustle, rustle…】
The projection of the card is an ordinary-looking tree.
The only special thing about it is that it has black eyes and mouth.
But the shape of this black hole is completely different from the one lying on the ginseng, and it looks a bit hideous.
[Witchcraft Tree]
Listen to the Wind, 30 points, B
Attack 30, 100/100, 0/1
[Sour Bark - Passive]: When the Hex Tree is stationary, the damage taken by attacks is -10
[Old Tree Rejuvenation - Passive]: The Hex Tree gains a [Healing] equal to 30% of the damage received in this round each round (no less than 10 points)
[Dryad Curse - 1 Energy]: The Hex Tree casts a spell, trapping the target with [Small Animal] for 1 round
([Small Animals]: Reduces the target's attack power by 80%, but is immediately removed when attacked)
"What a powerful listening card."
After browsing the cards, Shi Li was amazed.
This is the typical style of listening to the wind.
Even when [stationary], it still has strong self-preservation capabilities.
As expected, for cards like Listening to the Wind, it is easier to exert power only when you have advanced cards.
2 life-saving skills + 1 control skill, the combination of skills is very good.
This [Little Animal] is somewhat similar to [Freeze], and it is also an effect that can be released by being hit.
But in a real card game, who would be willing to use their own cards to attack their own cards so easily?
Moreover, if you fall into a trap, the opponent may also focus on the [Freeze] card, which will eventually turn into an overkill.
Seeing this, Shi Li suddenly became a little excited.
He wanted to see what kind of card would be revealed by a poker player of Wang Defa's level in the last row of cards.
Sure enough, Wang Defa did not disappoint him. He promptly revealed the last card of the first row and placed it on the table.
Bang!
【Ahahahaha! 】
Before the card projection appeared, Shi Li heard a familiar laugh.
Why is it familiar? Because it is very similar to the sound effects of [One Hundred Demons Night Parade].
Sure enough, a cloud of white night fog appeared on the card.
In the night fog, there was a vague outline.
Even its appearance and style are quite similar to [A Hundred Demons Night Parade].
However, the appearance of this card is completely different from [A Hundred Demons Night Parade].
[Night Demon Head]
Balanced, 40 points, A
Attack 40, 130/130
[Night Walker Leader - Passive]: When the Night Walker Leader is placed in the first row, HP +30
[Difficult to See in the Fog - Passive]: If the Night Demon Head is attacked while not under control, damage -10
[Night Shadow Invasion - Passive]: When the Night Demon attacks a controlled target, it gains an additional +10 attack power
[Night Demon Force - Passive]: On the 4th turn when the Night Demon is revealed, you can summon 2 [Night Demons] in the empty slots.
【Night Walker】
Balanced, 15 points, E
Attack 15, 20/20
A-grade cards, again, A-grade cards.
And this guy is a complete panel monster.
The 130 health points are equipped with life-saving skills, special attacks, and special attacks with a wide range of control effects. It can also create secondary summoning cards.
This card alone is enough to explain why Wang Defa can remain invincible even when facing other players' cards that counter monsters.
It's just one simple reason, strength.
The strength is high enough, so there is no need to worry about being targeted and restrained.
“…”
Shi Li now understood the opponent's idea of ​​matching the cards in this row.
It's 2 tools + 1 king.
It is conceivable how explosive the output of [Night Walker] will be with their cooperation.
First of all, you definitely cannot [Defend] if you are controlled, and then use special attack with the control effect. With the bonus of [Golden Demon City], [Night Demon] can take out 55 points of blood with one slap.
The key is that it is a time-limited card, limited to 3 rounds.
If you can't kill it within 3 rounds, it will summon its minions in the 4th round.
This is equivalent to forcing the opponent to focus fire, which undoubtedly buys living space for other cards on your side.
"As expected of a curator-level figure..."
The strength of this line of cards even made Shi Li feel suffocated.
"It's your turn to unveil the sign."
A smile appeared on Wang Defa's lips.
"OK."
So Shi Li was also unambiguous.
Following the opponent's order, he revealed the scene card first.
[Buzz…]
A hill covered with weapons slowly rises.
"Huh? I actually got a new scene card."
Seeing this card, Wang Defa raised his eyebrows.
Next, the first row of cards.
【Cuckoo, quack! 】
A monkey with arms that reach the ground jumps out of the card.
"Well, it's a C-rank, but it's a good card."
Wang Defa nodded.
[Fighting Monkey], he has seen this card before.
This card isn't that difficult to deal with. If you control it, you won't be able to counterattack.
Then, the second first row card is dealt.
【Ahhhhhhhhhh! Go! 】
A short, thin paper man trotted out from the card, staggering.
【Demon-killing Puppet】
Balanced, 30 points, B
Attack 30, 100/100
[Paper Master - Passive]: When the Exorcist Puppet attacks a demon card, its attack power increases by 10
[Little Demon Killer - Passive]: When the Demon Killer Puppet attacks a Level 2 summoned demon card, its attack power increases by 20
[First Attack Spell - Passive]: After the Exorcist Puppet reveals its card, when the enemy reveals the monster card, the card immediately loses 10 health points
"oh?!"
The strength of this card was enough to make Wang Defa slightly moved.
My three first-row cards are all monster cards, so it is still very profitable for the opponent to counter the monster cards.
"It seems that you really came prepared."
He looked at Shi Li and smiled.
However, this kind of smile is the kind of smile that an elder gives to a younger person.
Putting it on the table means that you are prepared, which is good, but I am not afraid.
Don't think that this [Demon-killing Puppet] has a special attack on the second-level summoned monster card, but the key is that your own second-level summoned monster card will not come out until the 4th round.
You don't think this card can survive until the 4th round, do you?
However, the last card in the first row that Shi Li revealed next made Wang Defa frown.
"This card..."